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dependencies/libraries

  • pd-0.40 (or higher)
  • zexy 2.1 (or higher)
  • maxlib 1.5.2 (or higher)
  • iemlib 1 do not use this link unless you want the iemlib from 12/19/2001. please replace this link with a new one pointing to a current iemlib.
  • iemmatrix 1

or:

1 these libraries are optional, since netpd is not using them. however, some of the custom netpd-patches use them.

2 pd-extended inlcudes all above listed dependencies already. you might want to go to the nightly autobuilds section in order to find version 0.40.

how to download and install netpd?

  • make sure, that all dependecies from above are installed (either pd 0.40 plus all libraries or pd-0.40-extended)
  • download the netpd.zip or netpd.tar.gz from download and extract it into a directory you like to.
  • start pd and load the patch _chat.pd

or if you are not familiar with pd:

  • choose an all-inclusive package matching your operation system from download
  • download and extract it
  • start pd and load the patch _chat.pd (please read the instructions included, if unclear)

user howto

for installation help for a specific operation system or a certain flavour of puredata try the user howto, howtos written by netpd users.

how to get started?

first steps

as soon as _chat.pd is loaded. it tries to connect to the netpd-server. if your internet connection is working, you should be connected and see the number-of-clients display should show 1 (or more) clients. to start a new session or join an already running session, click on the [creator] button. this will open _creator.pd and you get automatically all patches used in the running session (if there is any). you can also load your own patches now. for a detailed description go to chat and creator.

getting synths and seqs

when having installed netpd for the first time, patches to play around with are missing, the so called netpd-patches. these patches are created by netpd-users and thus are not part of netpd itself. the easiest way to get netpd-patches is to ask someone to load them in creator. alternatively, you can download them from the netpd-patches section of this site. note: not all patches are documented and have their own page.

problems

if you encounter any problems, ask someone connected in netpd, if there is anybody. usually it is the easiest way to sort out problems over chat. writing an email to the pd-list is also a good idea, since many netpd-users/-maintainers read the list.

errors

it can happen, that you sometimes see errors in the pd-window. some of them are (unfortunately) expected, others are not. please see errors for more detailed information.

safety and security

using netpd cannot be considered to be a secure task at all. use netpd at your own risk. whatever is in netpd/patches or netpd/abs, can be easily overwritten. thus making backups of your patches at a different location is strongly recommended. altough creator does write files only into these two folders, it is still possible to create patches, that do overwrite any file, which the current user has writing permissions for. also it is possible to write a patch, that reads any file from the system and sends the content to a remote host. having externals like [shell] or [popen] loaded while connected to netpd is also very dangerous and should be avoided.

use netpd.org/faq to help new netpd-users